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Sound Off (Aug. 11)

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08/11/2013 01:00:00 AM MDT

mental health >> It is not true that mental health patients and medication have not been disrupted. Two other mental health centers in town besides SW Counseling are taking no Medicare patients, so no way for them to get prescriptions for medications that can only be ordered by mental health providers.

gov. martinez >> There is no transparency in the Martinez administration. Governor Martinez spoke at a secret meeting of the libertarian Koch Brothers. She won't say what she said in her speech.

city tax hike >> The time to complain about a city tax increase would have been April 4 when Gov. Martinez signed it into law. The "Cash for Corporations" bill siphoned off some $8 million from Las Cruces, to be made up with a local tax increase (without vote).

city tax hike >> I read in the Sun-News that our mayor and city councilors are going out in their districts trying to get people to approve the city tax. If they did not have the money, why did they give our city manager a $9,000 raise.

workers arrested >> I understand that fleet workers were jailed because they were selling parts and taking parts that did not belong to them. This has been going on for years. I remember 30 years ago when the Road Department got in trouble for the same thing, selling and buying wheels and tires and getting paint jobs for cars that they bought.

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andy nunez >> Finally Andy Nunez in Hatch reveals he is a true Republican. His voting record was always anti-working poor, women and children. So many of that area are farm families of immigrants and working poor desperately needing food stamps, Medicaid, Head Start, WIC -- all on the Republican chopping block.

andy nunez >> I am an independent and I voted for Andy Nunez in the last election, but I will not be voting for him this time because he went against his word and went to the Republican Party.

andy nunez >> If Andy Nunez at age 77 can hold down a job as mayor of Hatch and still run for state representative, I will support him.

wsme schedule >> Brig. Gen. Bingham, WSMR states that the loss of additional furlough days "will provide a tremendous morale boost". What she's not telling everyone is WSMR is now being forced to go off the compressed work schedule after 10 plus years, and everyone is going to be forced to work five eight-hour days again. By doing this morale will drop more than it did with the furlough days!

public pensions >> All those complaining about those public workers' measly retirement should work a month in their shoes or vote to eliminate those services.

farm bill >> House Republicans passed a bill continuing government subsidies to corporate farmers, but not food stamps. Those farms employ people at minimum wage who qualify for food stamps. If that is not blatant bigotry against the poor, I don't know what is.

war on women >> Enough of the war on women. It is just another way for politicians to divide the country and confuse everybody. If only women would quit being victims all of their lives and take care of their bodies before they are pregnant, this would be a non-issue.

irs >> The IRS went on a witch hunt for conservative groups. You feel safe, but remember, the only thing it takes for them to change the target of the witch hunt, is to change the definition of a witch.

Congress >> A caller asks who besides Detroit's unions get 13 weeks paid vacation a year. Check out the federal Congress in Washington, currently on a five week vacation. Add perks like free health care, taxpayer funded international junkets like McCain and Graham are on to Egypt now, and ridiculous retirement benefits and lets watch our country follow Detroit down the tubes.

detroit >> A recent call about Detroit unions asks, "How many people do you know that can get 13 weeks paid vacation a year?" Well, certainly no one who works for the city of Detroit, where you can get three weeks paid after 10 years of service.